Expedition Mnsterland Dr Wilhelm Bauhus Anne Harnack 1

Expedition Münsterland Dr. Wilhelm Bauhus Anne Harnack

1 A community outreach project initiated by the Innovation Office (AFO) Regional affairs and science communication Catharina Kähler

2 Mission The Expedition Münsterland aims to be a bridge from science to society and from the city to the Hinterland. Unique regional science settings are brought to people’s attention and interest and university research can be vividly experienced. To also built bridges across borders, we are member of the European Citizen Science Association (ECSA). Catharina Kähler

3 Aim – to successfully reach out • to foster cooperation between scientists and citizen scientists • to stimulate mutual exchange between the region and its university • to facilitate community-based research projects • to increase regional prosperity • to take on social and ecological responsibility for the urban Hinterland • to develop new formats of science communication • to use and communicate new communication technologies Catharina Kähler

4 Tools and Instruments • Expeditions • Exhibitions • Science box • Seminar: Science Communication • „Landscape windows“ • creativity workshop „Ideen Mining“ • „House of science“ • Research projects • Topic days Catharina Kähler

5 Landscape windows Science Box Expedition bus Exhibition (x_Orte) Topic Days (Milk) Research project Catharina Kähler

6 Protagonists - active integration of regional players • „Heimatvereine“ • Museums • Schools • Marketing Agencies • Scientists WWU and FH Münster • Regional authorities • Citizen‘s initiatives • Privat persons Catharina Kähler

7 Facts and Figures • Project beginning: 2010 • Action radius: entire Münsterland • Total number of events: 70< • Total visitors: 300 000 • External Partners: > 100 • Internal partners: 45 • Bachelor- and Mastertheses: 12 • Seminars for science communication Catharina Kähler

8 Outcome – some examples • Expedition for Peace • x_Orte • Mathematical Bridges-Calender • Topic Days Catharina Kähler

9 Thank you very much for your attention! Any Questions? • Dr. Wilhelm Bauhus, Head of the Innovation Office AFO • Anne Harnack, Project Coordination and concepts, Innovation Office AFO Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Catharina Kähler